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Make your own vintage digital papers in Procreate with the Curious Relics sticker brush set
Make Your Own Digital Collage Papers: Curious Relics
If you make collages, you're probably familiar with the concept of digital papers. Making your own is a lot of fun, and it means you end up with papers that fit your style and your favorite colors. Once they're made, you can use them however you lik...
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Make a skull with flowers Digital collage in Procreate
Skull in Bloom Digital Collage in Procreate
For this week's tutorial, we are making a collage with a vintage skull as the focal point and a big pile of flowers, mushrooms and bugs around it, all sitting on a background of old papers. Everything comes from my new Curious Relics brushes, and I ...
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Autumn Wreath Digital Collage made in Procreate
Autumn Wreath Collage in Procreate
This week we're making a cozy autumn wreath in Procreate, starting with a simple circle of sticks and layering leaves, acorns, pine cones and berries on top. The leaf stamps in my newly updated Autumn Magic set are all solid, so they stack neat...
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Digital collage critter butterfly made in Procreate
Autumn Collage Critters in Procreate
I wanted to make something quirky for today's tutorial: a digital butterfly collage built entirely out of leaves, sticks, acorns and berries, using my newly updated Autumn Magic brushes. The idea is to train your eye to look at shapes in unconventio...
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Digital Mixed Media Art Journaling Tutorial
Mixed Media Art Journal Page
Today I wanted to share a quick little inspiration video. It starts with a rainbow of watercolor circles, juxtaposed against dark vintage text patterns, and finished off with inky florals and lettering. I love throwing a few different ideas together...
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Procreate Export Settings Explained
One of the questions I get asked more than almost anything else is how to export artwork from Procreate, which format to use, and why the finished file looks blurry. So I've put together a walk through of every option in the share menu, what ea...
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make a watercolor bouquet in Procreate with stamp brushes
Watercolor Bouquet in Procreate
Today we're making a loose watercolor bouquet in Procreate, built up from stamp brushes. Flowers, leaves, a bit of greenery, and some splashes and splatters in the background. Nothing too precise, we're just arranging things until the bouq...
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Mid-century landscape art in Procreate with patterned mountains, a ringed retro sun, and green botanical stems in warm autumn colors
Midcentury Landscape in Procreate
I love a good landscape, and I've been meaning to make one with my Midcentury Magic brushes for a long time. So for today's tutorial, we're building a midcentury inspired landscape with layered mountains, a glowing line gradient sun, ...
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Masking tape watercolor effect in Procreate with rainbow washes, white lines, newsprint and gold sparkle
Watercolor Tape Resist in Procreate
I've always admired tape resist watercolor, where you tape off sections of paper, wash color over the whole thing, then peel the tape away to reveal clean white lines. So I wanted to see if I could recreate that look digitally, and it turns out laye...
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Naturalist art journal page in Procreate with moths, mineral specimens, moon phases and a palmistry hand over antique script
Nature Art Journal Page in Procreate
Let's do a digital art journal page today. This time we're making a naturalist journal page, the kind a Victorian field scientist might have scribbled in: moths, mineral specimens, moon phases and messy handwritten notes, all layered over ...
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Distressed text effect in Procreate showing the words Worn Text in a cracked weathered serif font with gold metallic texture on a dark background
Distressed Text in Procreate
While working on the title image for my new Pattern Decay brush set, I developed a process for distressing the title text that I wanted to share in this tutorial. We'll add a font, then break it up with texture brushes using a layer mask, which...
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Make your own digital papers in Procreate with vintage pattern brushes
Make Your Own Digital Collage Papers: Pattern Decay
If you love collage, you've probably bought digital papers before. But have you ever made your own? It's easier than you might think, and there's something really satisfying about building a collection of papers that match your person...
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Cyanotype-inspired digital art in Procreate with pale ferns on a Prussian blue background
Cyanotype Inspired Art in Procreate
If you're not familiar with cyanotype, it's a photographic method where you coat paper or fabric with a light sensitive solution, then arrange things like ferns and found objects on it, then leave it out in the sun. The sun turns most of it a deep P...
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digital art journaling doodle in procreate
Loose Mixed Media Doodle: Art Journal in Procreate
A quick, relaxed art journal page made in Procreate. I wanted to play with my Mixed Media brushes in a journaling context for the first time, so this is a loose, no rules doodle with layered paper, oil pastels, and a bit of asemic writing. Take it s...
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Digital art journal page in Procreate with layered gesso marks, public domain ephemera, ripped paper edges, stitched accents, and hidden asemic writing
Mixed Media Collage with Realistic Shadows: Art Journal in Procreate
This is the first video in a new series, where I'll be inviting you to make art journal pages alongside me in Procreate, sometimes with a prompt or theme. For this first page I wanted to keep things simple and work with my new free resources to...
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Bright psychedelic digital acrylic pour created in Procreate, with paint cells and layered patterns of stripes, stars, and dots
Add Patterns to a Digital Acrylic Pour
A little while ago I made a digital acrylic pour that looked pretty true to life, cells and all. But for today's tutorial I wanted to experiment a bit further, pushing it somewhere real paint could never go, layering patterns and blend modes on top ...
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Page assist doesn't work very well for mixed media journals in Procreate. Instead, use stacks and preview mode. Free procreate journal template included
How to Set Up Journals in Procreate Using Stacks
If you've ever tried to make a digital journal or notebook in Procreate using Page Assist, you might have run into the same problems I did: not enough layers for mixed media, paper textures disappearing, and a workflow that feels a bit clunky. I've ...
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A Brief History of Putting Things into Books
People have been putting things into books for as long as books have existed. Commonplace books, family albums, scrapbooks, bullet journals, traveler's notebooks. It's one of the oldest creative habits there is, and right now it's having a serious m...
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Create Realistic Acrylic Pour Cells in Procreate
Making realistic acrylic pour cells in Procreate is one of the most requested tutorials I've had, and for good reason: it's surprisingly tricky to get right. In this tutorial, I'm showing you a layer mask technique that changes the whole approach. ...
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Easy tutorial showing how to cut elements out of their background for use in Procreate digital collage
Turn Any Photo into a Procreate Collage Element
A few of you spotted something in my recent travel journaling video: I was using a built in iPad feature to pull an object from a photo and drop it into Procreate as a cut out. There was some interest in this method and its applications for digital ...
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Digital Travel Journaling in Procreate
I've been experimenting with digital journaling lately. I'm a bit overwhelmed by all the terminology in this genre: Junk journaling? Scrapbooking? Art journaling? It's a little bit of everything or maybe something else entirely. But in any case, eve...
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zentangle pattern brushes in the Procreate app relaxing digital art prompt
Fill a Map with Patterns
Today we are exploring a fun, vibrant way to use patterns to create a "map" of color and texture. This project turned into a bit of a sunshiny, Easter inspired piece, and I just went with it!  We are using a simple technique of laying down a ma...
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Digital abstract art with watercolor and complex pattern textures
Abstract Pattern Play with Watercolor
This is a fun, beginner friendly project that's perfect for getting to know the Pattern Reveal brush set. We'll start with a simple watercolor background using Procreate's built in brushes, then layer patterns on top to create an abst...
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Jennifer Nichols Alaina Jensen creative live hangout on YouTube Midcentury Magic
Midcentury Magic - Live with Jennifer Nichols!
In January 2026, I joined the lovely Jennifer Nichols live on Youtube and we painted together in Procreate using my Midcentury Magic Procreate Brushes. This is one of those slow, easy art sessions where the goal is simply to create, chat, and enjoy ...
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add halftones textures and patterns to abstract art in procreate
Add Texture, Patterns & Halftones to Shapes
Sometimes a composition keeps calling you back, asking for more. In a previous tutorial, I created a simple abstract shape composition using my free Abstract Shape Stamps. But once my Midcentury Magic brush set was ready, I couldn't resist revi...
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create a marble inlay bird in the procreate app
Draw a Marble Inlay Bird in Procreate using a Photo
I have lived in Europe for much of my adult life, so I have been to a lot of castles! The beautiful, inlayed details I have observed on tables and artifacts within the stunning castles served as the inspiration for this project. Outlining and fillin...
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create a geode with digital alcohol ink and metallic brushea
Paint a Geode in Procreate
Pretty rocks have long held a fascination for me. I share my home with an unnamed number of stones - big and small! They have been lovingly selected over the years and placed on special shelves and in places of prominence, where their mystery and de...
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abstract painterly landscape made in Procreate with custom brushes
Abstract Painterly Landscape in Procreate
Join me to create your view from 30,000 feet - that strange, soft, and blurry landscape you see out your window as your plane approaches its final destination. Seeing the world looking so tiny and far away offers perspective...a cherished gift in al...
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Painting an Abstract Background
For this artwork we are just playing with color, shape and texture, to intuitively make a painted abstract background. Made using iPad Pro 2020 in the Procreate app with Apple Pencil, using brushes and "Monet Sunset" palette from the Painter...
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paint palette knife roses digitally in the procreate app with realistic paint brushes
Palette Knife Roses in Procreate
n this art demo, I show how to paint loose florals with acrylic brushes in Procreate, based on a photo. Made using iPad Pro 2020 in the Procreate app with Apple Pencil, using brushes from the Painterly brush set, but you are very welcome to follow t...
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Paint Poppies with Digital Acrylic Paint in Procreate
In this art demo, I show how to paint loose florals with acrylic brushes in Procreate, based on a photo. Thanks to Erol Ahmed for making this photo (used for both reference and color palette) available freely on Unsplash: https://unsplash.com/photos...
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Digital malachite painting with alcohol ink brushes in procreate
Malachite Painting with Digital Alcohol Ink in Procreate
 this process video, I was inspired by Malachite and wanted to make something similar with digital alcohol ink, using lines, circles, liquefy effects to warp everything like malachite, and a little bit of glitter. Made using iPad Pro 2020 in the Pro...
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abstract digital alcohol ink painting with gold and pink in procreate
Digital Alcohol Ink Painting in Procreate with Gold Foil and Glitter
In this process video I made a digital alcohol ink painting which was very meditative and good for anxiety. I used the texture brushes and blender brushes to create some interesting patterns on the sides and then made some sweeping strokes through t...
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aurora borealis painting in procreate
Aurora Borealis
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winter wonderland tutorial in procreate
Draw a Winter Wonderland Scene in Procreate
I've had lots of requests for a tutorial with my new Winter Magic brushes, so here you go! I went with a mountainy winter wonderland theme and a crystal moon. First I drew the hills on separate layers, starting with very white at the front and ...
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Draw Stress Busting Zentangles in Procreate
Tensions are running high worldwide right now and it felt like a good time to turn off the news and try some calming art therapy. I chose to make a zentangle on top of an alcohol ink background. You can do this with the brushes shown here or with an...
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digital alcohol ink geode painting in Procreate
Paint an Alcohol Ink Geode in Procreate
I love geode art made with resin, alcohol ink, foil and acrylic pours in "real life" so I wanted to make this type of art more accessible in digital format. To make this, I used mainly my Amazing Alcohol Ink brush set on iPad Pro in Procreat...
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digital watercolor beach artwork made in the procreate app with custom brushes
Digital Watercolor Ocean in Procreate
Fancy a day at the beach? In today's tutorial, we create a watercolor Seascape that will have you feeling calm and refreshed. In this piece, we use a reference photo and experiment heavily with the Watercolor Texture brushes (and others!) from ...
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digital watercolor tulip painting made in the procreate app with custom watercolor brushes
Watercolor Tulip in Procreate
Today, I wanted to show you how to paint a watercolor tulip in procreate. This tutorial was inspired by some gorgeous tulips that I bought the other day (featured in the video) - I love how the red seeps into the yellow, and I just had to try to rec...
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digital watercolor peonies painted in the Procreate app with custom watercolor brushea
Watercolor Peony in Procreate
For this week's tutorial, we are creating a simple watercolor piece in Procreate featuring peonies, inspired by the blooming peony bush in my garden.  I will be showing this process using my watercolor brushes, but alternatively you are welcome...
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Tips & Tricks

Practical tips, short tutorials, and fun tricks to know, helping you get started and work more smoothly across Procreate and other digital art apps.